Buses leave from the main bus station (La metropolitan). There are direct buses to Gracias (not that fast and luxury) or take a fast bus to Santa Rosa de Copan and from there whatever bus to Gracias. There are buses at least every 1/2 hour. The last bus from Santa Rosa to Gracias leaves at 6 pm.

Take a bus to Gracias and if not available a bus to San Juan. From San Juan there are buses to Gracias. If there are no buses anymore then hitchhike. Whoever travels that way will take passengers. Expect to pay a small fee. It is safe and beautiful. Minibuses from the (large) bus terminal in La Esperanza are frequent, and the journey takes a couple of hours. Costs around 100HNL.

To get to Gracias from Tegucigalpa, take a bus to La Esperanza (Buses Santa Carolina, leaving from Comayaguela roughly every hour from 05:00; 120HNL).

What will you see:
A castle
A museum with a botanical garden,
3 churches,
2 plazas,
the market and

The museum with botanical garden and the San Sebstian Church are located at the Plaza San Sebastian. The entrance fee to the museum and botanical garden is Lps 30.00

You can see the fort "El Castillo San Cristobal" on the west side of town on a small hill. Allthough the main entrance on the south side there is a small entrance at the end of the stairs leading to the Hotel Guancascos. No entrance fee
The San Marcos Church is next to the fully renovated Central Parc.
The La Merced church is one block north and one block east from the “parque central”,
The market is 2 blocks west of Central Park.

You will pass the “sweets, spicy and pickles’ shop” if you walk from Central Park to the Plaza San Sebastian. Ask for Lorenas her shop.•You Unfortanetly churches are often closed, only the San Marcos is used for mass on a regular base.

Mostly, Gracias is nice for walking around and experiencing small-town life in western Honduras. It's a very old place with an interesting history. It's also a jumping off point for visiting Celaque. A few kilometers outside of town are the aguas termales, or hot springs, that are nice after a long hike or day of traveling.
The swimming pool is set next to a nice artificial lagoon and fish pond.

The public hot springs in Arcilaca are a set of pools with really nice hot water, built in a natural environment. There are actually two different sets of pools, about 100m from each other on the same road. According to locals, Presidente has the warmer pools of the two.
You can get there in a mototaxi (tuktuk), for about 50 pp. The mototaxis drives you there in about 20 min. You can negotiate a price with them if you want the taxi to wait for you.
If you like to walk to the springs take one of the maps in the better hotel lobbies. It is a really pleasant one hour walk. You can often find a pick up car or a mototaxi to take you back again.
There are changing facilities and toilets available
There is a comedor and the entrance fee is Lps 50.00 pp

Termas del Rio is another hot springs site. It has a set of big pools with really nice hot water built in a natural environment.
You can get there by taking the bus to Santa Rosa, La Iguala or lepaera, and get off at the Termas del Rio entrance. (about 15 min, on the main road). Walk down the private road for about 5 min.
If you have your own car, drive in the direction of Santa Rosa for about 7 km and be aware of the sign and entrance on your left hand side. (You have to cross the big bridge)
There are changing facilities and toilets.
Sport facilities (Table tennis, volleyball, football etc)
Restaurant
Entrance fee: Lps 60.00
How to choose where to go?

Both settings are gorgeous and good temperature pools.
The advances of the Termal Baths are: Bigger pools, sport facilities (table tennis, Volleyball, football etc. More tranquil and relaxing, they sell bear but there is not a drinking environment.
Cleaner and better facilities in every way
Private run, good staff and the owner is often there himself
The price makes up for the quality
If it is a Friday night, Saturday, Sunday or a bank holiday, go to the Termas del Rio! Any other day the Arcilacapools are great.

Parque Nacional Celaque. 09:00–17:00. A national park containing Honduras’ highest mountain, Cerro Las Minas (2849masl, 1450m ascent). The park can be reached by mototaxi (250HNL one-way, or 450HNL return). It has a small visitors’ centre (with toilets and showers), an artesania with food, and well maintained paths and signage. Entrance is 50HNL. There are multiple routes of differing lengths. To reach the summit of Cerro Las Minas, a two day hike is recommended, staying a night at one of two well maintained campsites on the mountainside. Experienced and fit hikers can summit and return in 7 hours, however.50HNL. edit

There are several restaurants in town, with varying quality of food. Hotel Guancascos has great, if simple, food.
Other safe places to eat are La Meson de Don Juan in the hotel Posada de Don Juan, and Colinas San Cristobal Restaurant
An other special place to go for food is El Rinconcito Graciano, a small very personal tipical food eatery.
Ofcourse there are lost of comedores and cafeterias all over town.190.4.12.82 14:10, 28 September 2009 (EDT)F

.==Drink==
There is a cute little bar in town called El Candil. (Ask for Bayron´s place)
Also the Hotel Posada Don Juan and the Hotel Guancascos have full bar services.

Hotelito Josue(Av Principal Dr Juan Lindo). Variety of rooms, inc. single with shared bath,(150LP) double with shared bath,(200) single and double with private bath, (250Lp) some with TV. Cold water shower, kitchen use, quite clean, narrow garden courtyard. Really friendly staff. From the bus station, straight across the highway. Walk two blocks and then turn right. Walk another three blocks up and "Hotel Josue" will be on your right.

The only way to get out of Gracias is by bus or private car. The easiest way to find the bus 'station' is to ask anyone in town. There are buses to San Pedro Sula, Santa Rosa de Copán, and La Esperanza (in Intibucá).